Name: Rougail de saucisses
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 personnes
Cuisine: Française
Ingredients: 6 Montbéliard sausage(s); 4 onion(s); 4 tomato(es); 5 clove(s) of garlic; 25 cl olive oil; 1 tbsp massalé spice blend; 1 tbsp ground turmeric; 0.5 tbsp ground ginger; 1 bird's eye chili pepper(s); salt; pepper

Recipe

40 min Easy ≈ 3,19 € / serving

Estimated total cost for 6 personnes: 19,16 € — average indicative prices

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Servings

6 personnes

Ingredients

Instructions

Preparing the ingredients:

1Peel the onions and finely chop them.
2Peel the garlic cloves and crush them.
3Finely chop the chili.
4Wash the tomatoes and cut them into small dice.

Cooking the rougail de saucisses:

5Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
6Add the onions, garlic, and chili, and sauté for a few minutes, until the onions become translucent.
7Add the sausages to the pan and cook for 5 minutes until nicely browned.
8Lower the heat and add the massalé, ground turmeric, and ground ginger.
9Season with salt and mix well to incorporate the spices.
10Add the diced tomatoes to the pan and mix.
11Cover and simmer everything over low heat for about 10 to 15 minutes until the sauce has reduced well and the sausages are cooked.
12Serve hot with white rice.

About this dish

Rougail saucisses is a traditional dish of Réunionese cuisine, a French island in the Indian Ocean. This dish is a flavorful blend of smoked, spiced sausages, paired with a fragrant, spicy tomato sauce, usually served with rice or bread. To prepare rougail saucisses, the sausages are first grilled or sautéed until fully cooked and slightly crispy on the outside. Meanwhile, a sauce is prepared with fresh or canned tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, chili, thyme, and other local spices. The sauce is cooked until it thickens and takes on a rich, spicy flavor. Once the sauce is ready, the sausages are added to the mixture and simmer gently to absorb the flavors. The result is a spicy, fragrant dish, offering a perfect balance between the heat of the chili and the sweetness of the tomatoes. Rougail saucisses is often served with white rice or bread, creating a comforting, deliciously spicy meal that reflects the richness of Réunionese cuisine and the influence of its many cultures. It is a dish appreciated by lovers of spicy flavors around the world.